The National tribune., 1887-03-10

Is too good FOR this world where II Is 40 very
easy 20 seem good Let us all try To he good No
one is so good but that they become better.
And may the good old TRIBUNE continue our good
and faithful instructor for many years TO come, Is
the sincere wish of-The Farmer Boy, Spencer,
Iowa.
CLUB WHISPERS.
Any member Of the Club sending me the most
words spelled with the letters in the following zen.
tence, Fire at the First will receive pair OF
handsome Kid gloves. Send answer and size OF
gloves on or before April 10 Lock Box 4Ol, Tunk-
hammock, Pa.
Why were the Plains Of Abraham. near Quebec. so
called. and who named them ID. II. Miiter, Coun-
oil Bluffs, Iowa
What temperance society ante dated the Wash.
ing society? Where and when Organizod7-Mhlard
Alden. Red Cloud. Neb
awarded prizes to the following persons; botue
NJ Hubbard, Worcester, Mass. w: >. MnIlA l
Alexandria, MIMI, aud BERTHE Barker, Merlden,
Conn.-is. u. Miller. Box 25l, Oak Hill o..
TRIBUNE EXCHANGE-wANTED.
To Exchange: Pressed flowers or songs Tor
Florida moss.-Molhe Dance, Brownston. III For
beet piece of patriotic recitation, also best comic
one piece OF sheet music.-Susa Tate. KNOXVILLE
III. Songs: Norah O'Neil, !" " Ring Mother W ore
Tor " Darling Chloe and " Remember Your from
Use and BE True. 10. w. Richards. Leon, Nhlte-
side Co, Ill. Three volumes Youths Companion,
one half size camera box for medical or chemical
books or printing press and outfit a. halef,
AndersonNille. Ind. Specimens OF sou IRON ore
for specimens Of other mineals.-pliny Myers,
Neyauwega, Wis. Prize for best autograph-An-
me l.. Marsh, Saugus, Mass. Prize for best phoio
OF letter.. T.. RDckle, FFazeysburg u. irlIe ior
best letter-Charles :. FraEey, Frnzeyburg, %.
Family Record Tor hest postal auiograpi-Jhmes
w lanterman, Nilamsville, Ill Photo ontht
Tor watch or printing material.-C. L. Stulnih zine
Flat Pa. Violin, banjo. aud Vols 2. q Golden Ar
COSY Tor musical instruments or reading matter
~. =, hogefs; SonNerneur \. Iosui - ~, ~
graphs.-lda IL. Stanley, I8eoit Mahoning Co.' ".
songs Exchanged: ELLA Todd. kcndallSllle iowa.
Cabinet specimens for sRme.-Mrs. Viola T. brown'
liox $50, Sigoumey Iowa. Prizes Tor photSo ss.,
] lafn alxflln al
Not Ring Tonight" for Who'll Come iioine
From the wRr"-Laura = Wilson, HRyesvihe, y.
PRINTING press wauted-lihrlan Athertoh. ~,
natl Iowa Coming From Matinee ON ,.ie
sly" for Sheridan's Ride" " Blue and Gray. -
Minnie Cavalier, Box a6. Fremont, o.
Songs Wanted: 4" Little Black Musiaohe,' Old
Hickory Cane, a." Lips Touch Liquor also let
ters.-Leonora and Mary Wheaton Eagle Corners,
lsichland Co. Wis. I'm n Soldiers Poor Little
point. O. " The Slaves Way 10 Freedom and
others. Will exchange =" son Twilight" Waves
of Ocean" " Beautiful Snow" and Good Night,
Papa for . Charley McChree. Ada NJ Burke
Letters: Charles Goodrich. Ioyola. Hall Co,
Neb; Nellie Shefbine as. Turner Hall Co, Neb-;
NJ ID. Brown aud Harvie Hadley. with young
ladies, New Hartford, H.; Name NJ. Carleton il9l,
Marietta o.; Alex, a. Borthwick, Cornwallylle'
y. u Geo, II. Cook lsl, Berlin, Pa Miss Sora
hice. PctOskey, Mich; Alice Iinwood, HetOskey,
Mich; Mary h. Mcdowell rareHturn, Pa; Meta
Carleton, Petoskey, Michs Harvey Ak, Beach
City, o. Lloyd, Box ils 10 70 20 years. Submission,
Iowa; Elmer Clinton, lliopolis, ILL.,; Lenore Dun
lap u.s., West Line. Mo.
The CIriOus Corner.
ANSWERS 20 questions viii not be published with
I'm two or three weeks amer questions appear 20
al VIII have chance 10 send replies, and receive
honorable mention with number answered.
The Atlantic Ocean derived its name from Mt.
Atlas, which rises near its shore on the African
Coast.
The smallest State in Europe Is the Principally
of Monaco, bat five square miles Of territory, on The
Mediterranean Sea.
Pins were first made in this country at New
York in lSl2.
The FIRST geography published in the United
States was IN I7s9 by Jedediah Morse
The star epangled Banner has been nearer the
North Pole than sny other flag
w Ak. Bailey. Go. r, sth Ill. Cav, claims TO have
fired the FIRST shot and taken the first prisoner AZ
the Battle Of Gettysburg.
L. by whom was the first Calling gun nader =
In what city WAS manufactured 5. In what
year, 4. What Il the date Of It's pSteni? 5. In
what year did the thought occur TO The inventor ?
g. In what year the first gun fred. aud what
MRs the number ~ shots per nllnutes-George Nj.
Hoover, Plymouth, Ind.
BIBLE BRIGADE
King Saul Of Israel committed suicide by falling
on his sword. Ghron.. 10 a
Agur, the OF 5akeh, prayed. give me
neither poverty nor riches Prov, 3D.
DbadiA hid a hundred prophets in caves 20 pro
tect them from Jezebel First Kings. 1854.
Enoch was the fret city In the world. and was
built by Cain IA the land % Nod.
]. Where II woods mentioned In the Bible
where cabins; where forGers. Eliza J. Watts.
2 To what solitary island was ~. John banished
and what did lac write while there See Mex.